o- (lu/h) family; relationship; group; species; category. Ba luse. They are members of the same family. Nakibuuka, Mukasa amulinako oluse? Is Mukasa related to Nakibuuka?

o- (lu/n) side of a house, edge of a house.

o- (lu/n) side; place at the side, close beside, cf. segera.

collective) swarm of young locusts. An individual specimen is kalu- sejjera, q.v. engatto za lusejjera, tennis shoes, cf. sejjera.

o- (lu/n) tube; stem (of a pipe); straw (for drinking), kugguka nga luseke, to arrive unexpectedly/by surprise, cf. ekisekeseke.

o- (lu/n) long bundle of firewood; long bundle, olusekese lw'enku, long bundle of firewood, okufuuka olusekese, to lose weight, become all skin and bones. cf. sekesa, omusekese.

o- (lu/n) opening, hole, aperture. cf. akasekeso.

o- (lu/n) kind of grass used for thatching roofs; patch of this kind of grass. cf. essenke.

o- (lu/n) lowland, plain, prairie.

o- no plur. (lu/n) large number, abundance; long list, oluseregende lw'emmotoka, a long line of cars, oluseregende lw'ebibuuzo, a long list of questions. Yalina oluseregende lw'abaana. He had numerous children.

o- (lu/n) more commonly aka- serengeto (ka/bu) slope, incline, descending gradient, downhill, cf. serengeta.

o- no plur. (lu/n) rare dysentery; enteritis.

0- no plur. (lu/n) the language of the Ssese Islands. It is closer to Lunyoro than to Luganda.

crack, crackle; give off sparks, flare up; burst, explode; blow up; throb, tinglejfo/ the fingers, etc.); be very hot (of sunshine); come out, debouch (of a small road or path); fig. break out (of war, sickness, etc.). Olutalo lubaluse buto nate mu Bulaaya. War has broken out again in Europe.

omugugu, ekisaaganda, eki tuutuuli; (shells) omutwalo; (fish) olutala; (firewood), ekinywa, omuganda, olusekese; (salt) olubaya; (cloth) omutumba.

oluseke.

okuwaluka, ekiddukano, ekidumusi, oluserenguzi; have d., okuddukana, okudumuka, okuwaluka.

ekinywa, olusekese, omuganda, omuwakata.

ekika, oluse, eŋŋanda, olula, olulyo; large f., oluseregende.

gambol, cavort about, frolic, romp (often of animals).

ekituli, ekinnya, ekirombe, olusekeso, entwi; be in a h., okulemwa, okubutaabuta.

cf. sejjera, lusejjera.

a- (ka/bu) small bundle of firewood. cf. olusekese.

a- (ka/bu) small opening/hole/ aperture, cf. olusekeso.

a- (ka/bu) slope, incline, descending gradient, downhill. cf serengeta, oluserengeto.

e- (ki/bi) large umbelliferous plant (Peucedanum grantii) from which nseke (straws, pipestems, etc.) are made. cf. oluseke.

depart (of a visitor).

ndaluse) v.i. be or become crazy/mad (lit. <£ fig.); become wildly rebellious.

n., omugugu, omutumba, omutwalo; (of fish) olutala, olukanda, olutakku; (of firewood) olusekese.

enzige; young l., akaacaaka, kalusejjera.

nduse) v.tr. weave, plait. cf. -luke, omulusi.

oluse, ettale.

empuliru, olusekeso.

oluseke, omufulejje; (tobacco) emindi; (flute) endere, omulere; (bhang) ekibindi; p. cleaner, olukaguzo.

n., olusenyi, omuseetwe.

olusenyi, omuseetwe.

ezadde, abazzukulu, abaana; numerous p., oluseregende.

get away from, get loose from (as of something held in the hand). Enkufiira ye yamupukulako ng'empewo ekunta. His hat got away from him as the wind was blowing.

kyewaggula.

cf. olusekese, omusekese.

n., obukiika, oluuyi, ebbali, eki balaaju, olusegere; (of body) embiriizi; (conceit) amamima. on this s., kuludda luno, emitala w'eno. on that s., emitala w'eri. lay s. by s., okuganzika, okukomeka. on both sides, eruuyi n'eruuyi. on all sides, enjuyi zonna.

cf. olusenke.

essubi ly'eŋŋaano; (for drinking through) ekituntugulu, oluseke.

oluseke; vide ekiwawangulo, omulenge.

ekisenge, olusebenju; (city) obugwe.

mpaluse) v.i. have diarrhea.

come out of the egg; arch, become convalescent; recover (from a sickness). Akaana kaffe omula- ngira yali yaakaalukako. Our small child has just recovered from the measles, lit. the prince. okwaluka inf.

spring from.

obuswavu.

o- (mu/mi) large load/bundle of firewood, omusekese gw'enju, a long house, cf. sekesa, olusekese.

surround, cf. olusegere.

cf. kalusejjera, lu- sejjera.

v.i. slip away; glide away; fly away; disappear.

v.i. become tall; grow tall and stately; shoot up.

v.i. become deserted/abandoned/vacated (originally of a termite hill); go away; fig. become stupid/'empty in the head;' become discredited. Obugagga bwe yalina bwonna bwafuluka. The wealth which he had has all disappeared. Yafu- luka mu busawo. He lost his reputation in (the profession of) medicine.

oluserengeto, amaserengeta.

(-nyaaluse) be or become thin/ sera wny/skinny/em aci ated.

-eseetulira (-eseetulidde) v.i. refl. pass. Omubbi yagenze yeeseetulira ku lusebenju. The thief went moving furtively along the 1 side of the house.